STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR WEST COAST HEAVY RAINS AND HIGH WINDS
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 AM PST SAT FEB 07 2015

...HEAVY RAINS AND HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE IMPACTING THE WEST
COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND... 

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN
ISSUED FOR PARTS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA AS WELL AS THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION.

FLOOD WATCHES...FLOOD ADVISORIES AND FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON STATE AS WELL AS OVER A
SMALL PORTION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...A SMALL PORTION ALONG THE
SIERRA NEVADA...SOUTHWESTERN AND WESTERN OREGON...NORTHERN
IDAHO...AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 600 AM PST...A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WAS DRAWING MOISTURE
INTO THE NORTHWEST U.S. AND CALIFORNIA. A COLD FRONT WAS ALSO
PUSHING SOUTHWARD JUST OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED MODERATE TO
OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...WESTERN OREGON...AND MOST OF WASHINGTON. LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS IDAHO...WESTERN MONTANA...AND
NORTHERN UTAH. THERE WERE ALSO REPORTS OF LIGHT SNOW FALLING IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
04 THROUGH 600 AM PST FRI FEB 06...

...CALIFORNIA...
HONEYDEW 1 SW                        11.44                    
COOSKIE MTN                           9.38                    
VENADO 7 NNW                          8.08                    
PETROLIA 7.4 SE                       7.99                    
CARRVILLE                             7.28                    
SHELTER COVE 1.2 ENE                  7.11                    
SIMS 2 NW                             7.00                    
LAYTONVILLE 10 N                      6.70                    
MIRANDA 4.1 SW                        6.45                    
ETTERSBURG                            6.01                    
PETROLIA 6 S                          5.85                    
BRIDGEVILLE 5.2 ENE                   5.73                    
LOS GATOS 6.1 S                       5.51                    
ALAMITOS                              5.24                    
REDWAY 1.8 WSW                        5.18                    
LAKE SONOMA REC AREA                  4.83                    
MT SHASTA                             4.78                    
BOULDER CREEK 4.1 N                   3.71                    
CRESCENT CITY/MC NAMARA FIELD         3.44                    

...OREGON...
ROCK CREEK                            7.18                    
HUCKLEBERRY RIDGE                     7.00                    
QUAIL PRAIRIE                         6.33                    
TIDEWATER                             6.02                    
SWIFT CREEK                           6.00                    
O'BRIEN 2 SW                          5.70                    
CANNIBAL MOUNTAIN                     5.28                    
KERBY                                 5.13                    
SELMA 5 NNE                           5.08                    
BROOKINGS 5 NNW                       5.02                    
SEXTON SUMMIT                         4.55                    
OBRIEN 2 WSW                          4.50                    
CALVERT PEAK                          4.09                    
GRANTS PASS 9.5 W                     3.88                    
TILLAMOOK 16.1 ENE                    3.85                    
HARBOR 1 NNW                          3.51                    
BROOKINGS 1 SE                        3.50                    
WILDERVILLE 5 NNW                     3.43                    
BROOKINGS 1 ENE                       3.41                    
NORTH BEND MUNI ARPT                  3.02                    
GOLD BEACH                            2.53                    
RIDDLE 1 S                            2.36                    
SCAPPOOSE                             2.27                    
POWERS 7 NNE                          2.20                    
PORTLAND/HILLSBORO ARPT               2.00                    
NORTH BEND 2 ENE                      1.05                    

...WASHINGTON...
HOODSPORT 3.7 WNW                     8.06                    
JEFFERSON CREEK                       8.05                    
STAIRCASE RAPIDS                      7.69                    
BRINNON 1.7 WSW                       7.47                    
SEABECK 3.7 SSW                       4.50                    
SKOKOMISH                             3.88                    
QUILLAYUTE                            3.78                    
BREMERTON NATIONAL ARPT               3.36                    
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT          3.36                    
PORT ANGELES INTL AIRPORT             2.43                    
SEATTLE/TACOMA INTL ARPT              2.04                    
KENT                                  1.50                    
JEFFERSON CREEK RAWS                  1.47                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...CALIFORNIA...
SOLDIER MOUNTAIN                      82                    
CASHMAN                               76                    
HIGH GLADE LOOKOUT                    71                    
MOUNT DIABLO                          70                    
SPRING VALLEY                         70                    
LOS GATOS                             67                    
SLY PARK                              67                    
BIG ROCK                              66                    
MAMMOTH-JUNE LAKES ARPT               66                    
LAS TRAMPAS                           65                    
EL DORADO                             64                    
PLACERVILLE                           61                    
BLACK DIAMOND                         57                    
FALL RIVER MILLS                      52                    

...MONTANA...
HEART BUTTE                           78                    
CUT BANK 3 SW                         76                    
FAIRFIELD 7 NE                        72                    
ROSCOE 1 S                            70                    
JUDITH GAP                            68                    
VALIER 4 W                            68                    
LIVINGSTON 2 WSW                      67                    
PINE CREEK                            66                    
FISHTAIL 3 W                          64                    
GREYFCLIFF 13 SSW                     64                    
RED LODGE 6 WSW                       64                    
FORT SMITH 17 S                       61                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW                     58                    
MCALLISTER 4 NNE                      58                    

...NEVADA...
RENO 16 SSW (TOP OF SLIDE MTN)       134                    
MATHER                                76                    
GARDNERVILLE                          70                    
WASHOE                                66                    

...OREGON...
JOSEPH 3 N                            85                    
MITCHELL                              74                    
GRASS VALLEY 8 WSW                    71                    
GARIBALDI 1 SW                        61                    

...WASHINGTON...
MISSION                               77                    
SPOKANE NWS                           52                    

...WYOMING...
CLARK 5 WNW                          114                    
CHIEF JOSEPH HWY                      94                    
WAPITI 18 W                           94                    
CODY 10 WNW                           76                    
CASPER                                68                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW                     67                    
ARLINGTON 5 NW                        66                    
GLENDO 13 S                           63                    
POWELL 9 N                            63                    
VEDAUWOO                              63                    
VUFORD 2 W                            63                    
GARRETT 10 SSE                        58                    


MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO THE NORTHWEST U.S. AND
CALIFORNIA THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.  THE PEAK OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND
HIGH WINDS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY.   AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS IN THE COASTAL REGION THROUGH MONDAY WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS
OF OVER 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 100 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

FANNING